"This paper describes the practical implementation of hiring vouchers in Germany. According to our proposal, employers receive vouchers for hiring long-term unemployed, low-ability workers. Thereby labor costs are reduced for a limited period of time. The size of the vouchers increases with the...

"This paper describes the practical implementation of hiring vouchers in Germany. According to our proposal, employers receive vouchers for hiring long-term unemployed, low-ability workers. Thereby labor costs are reduced for a limited period of time. The size of the vouchers increases with the...

Angesichts der geringen Zunahme des realen Bruttoinlandsprodukts in den Jahren 2001 und 2002 wird untersucht, ob die Erwartung, das Produktionspotential Deutschlands werde in den nächsten Jahren um 1,5 bis 2 Prozent wachsen, aufrechterhalten werden kann. Insbesondere wird dar­gestellt, wie...